NPC work log

September 203, 12 New Imperial Calendar

a bolt from the blue.

The game system has been upgraded from weekly maintenance to monthly maintenance.

In other words, my weekly rest time has become once a month. Wouldn’t it be better if we spend less time with the players? Distance produces beauty.

Also, I seem to be scolded on the forum for being too indifferent to players. I am just implementing a cold and heartless character design, but some players are indeed dissatisfied with this.This part of the players are the kind of players who feel that they are treated like stars and moons no matter what game they play, as if they are the universal currency of the universe.

Unexpectedly, someone would be angry about the attitude of an NPC in the game, and I didn't even target him.

Sometimes I really don't know what the player is thinking.

Later I discovered that not only could I not guess what the player was thinking, but I also couldn't guess what some NPCs were thinking.

There are three types of NPCs, one is functional NPC, the other is task-based NPC, and the third is to fill the scene, such as passerby A and passerby B wandering around.

For example, Zhao Mao and Doctor Zhang are functional NPCs, and Xiaochun is a task-oriented NPC. Of course, functional NPCs will sometimes issue tasks, mainly depending on the needs above.

But passerby NPCs are really pure passerby NPCs. Maybe when the player talks to them, they will say some lines, but in fact it is nothing to do with the player. Their existence is just to make the game world look more real.

Goudan is such a passerby Goudan.

I'm not familiar with him, and I've only seen him talk in NPC channels.There are very few passer-by NPCs who can talk on the NPC channel, perhaps because he was born in Xianhua Village, so he has such special treatment.He hangs out in Xianhua Village on weekdays. He has no complicated settings on his body, a very ordinary model, and his personality is also set up as mischievous and mischievous.It's not that he is liked by others, but everyone in Xianhua Village doesn't particularly hate him.

I don't know much about him. He can't come up to Taohuaya, because he is just an ordinary person, even in a place like Xianhua Village (we all know that Xianhua Village must have some secrets, but the above copy has not been compiled yet. That's it).I think he usually enjoys playing by himself, and occasionally makes trouble for players, without task pressure.But recently he seems to be quieter a lot, and has become elusive, even Xiaochun, who is most familiar with him, doesn't know what he is doing.

I thought I wouldn't have anything to do with him.

I didn't expect Goudan to have such an idea—he seemed to have a problem.

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Doctor Zhang's small pharmacy, since the last major update, can sell some pills and cultivation items, the price is expensive, and there is nothing wrong with it.

With a knife behind his back, Simi went to the counter and bought several bottles of top-grade panacea and Qingxin pill from Dr. Zhang.

Entering the dungeon will consume the player's energy, which can be recovered by using Qingxin Pill.And the top-grade panacea is used to restore blood, the effect is good, but it is a bit expensive, and Similu is not soft on buying it.

He is now level 30, wearing the uniform of the Asura Sect, with delicate patterns embroidered on the dark red robe.There is also a small knife hanging on his waist, which is just a decoration, with Xi Milu's name engraved on it, representing his identity as an inner disciple of the Asura Sect.

Now there are mainly two dungeons in the game, one is the White Dragon Palace, and the other is the bandit camp.Players with a lower level will go to the bandit camp, while Gaowan, represented by the Fengtian team, is reclaiming the White Dragon Palace, and the progress of reclaiming the wasteland is not satisfactory.

According to Similu's level, he should go with the main force to fight the White Dragon Palace. The materials dropped by the White Dragon Palace can be used to make the necessary elixir for breaking through the fusion period - Fusion Pill.

But Xi Milu hasn't gone yet, he has been challenging the bandit camp solo.So far, he has been able to single-handedly wipe out the entire bandit camp with the help of the top-grade panacea.

This is also the reason why he chose Asura Sect. Asura Sect's skills bring groups and blood-sucking, and it is more advantageous when facing mobs in a single brush copy, and it is not a problem to fight bosses.As long as you memorize the skill cycle of the boss and practice it a few more times, you can happily challenge the boss one-on-one.

After being able to brush the boss alone, he will naturally take all the materials in the dungeon by himself.Xi Milu has already learned alchemy skills, and has also found the formula of building foundation pills - another very real setting in "Xianyuan". Most of the alchemy recipes have to be found all over the world by herself. When I was brushing the book, I got the formula of Zhuji Dan.

As a life player, Similu was ecstatic. The formula of Foundation Establishment Pill is still very rare, which is another necessity. The price of Foundation Establishment Pill in the market has always remained high.Simi Ludang even started to study the single copy dungeon and swallowed the materials alone to make the Foundation Establishment Pill.

The Foundation Establishment Pills he has made so far are probably in the range of seventh-rank to fifth-rank. The success rate of foundation establishment is very sad, but dog gamblers will never admit defeat, and krypton gold can change their lives-Similu earns money by this. A lot of money.

It has become the same gameplay as "Savior of the World"... Xi Milu thought to himself, maybe he is more suitable for this single-player game mode, as long as he can solo, he will never find teammates.For him, the happiest thing is when the in-game currency is rewarded and when the boss is dropped by a single swipe.

However, I have been playing the game for too long recently. The character can use Qingxin Pill to restore energy, and he himself needs to rest.

Xi Milu was in a trance. He took Doctor Zhang's elixir, and when he turned around, he bumped into someone.

Goudan covered his forehead, took one look at him and ran away.

The NPC Goudan has been wandering around Xianhua Village, and sometimes it will cause some troubles for other NPCs and players. For example, some NPCs will issue tasks such as "repair the bricks and tiles that Goudan broke".Most players regard him as an easter egg, and a small number of players don't like him very much.

Xi Milu didn't feel anything, he just felt that he really should take a break, so he went offline and disappeared.

Goudan hid behind the corner, and after watching Similu disappear, he was slowly relieved.

Suddenly someone patted him on the shoulder, Goudan's heart beat violently, he hid the things in his hand, and turned around.

Xiaochun stood behind him, his expression was invisible against the light, his outline was still beautiful, and his tone was very gentle.

She was originally a disciple of Qianshanmen, and the legendary Qianshanmen is a distant place to the goudan of Xianhua Village.

"What are you doing here?" Xiaochun asked.

Goudan wiped his nose with his sleeve, and said in a rough voice, "It's nothing, what's the matter?"

"I'm fine, and I hope you're fine." Xiaochun said softly, "God, don't steal from the players, they can't stand it. There's a big difference between the fun of easter eggs and the actual loss. "

"I didn't steal it!" Goudan retorted: "Whether you believe it or not... Also, don't call me Goudan."

Xiaochun lowered his head to look at him, his eyes were so complicated that Goudan couldn't understand.

"Goudan, you were born with this name, just like you were born in Xianhua Village."

"Give something back to the player and do nothing else."

Xiaochun patted his head, turned and left, Goudan smelled a scent of wild flowers mixed with soil on her body.

I just want to go out for a walk.

Goudan thought angrily, instead of living in Xianhua Village forever, no matter what they do, they will turn a blind eye to me.

He spread out his palm, and there were three Foundation Establishment Pills inside.

Goudan found a corner that players would never go to. Although many curious players turned Xianhua Village upside down when the game first opened, there are still many places they don't know.The vast majority of players completely follow the quest guidance, and are not interested in places other than the quest.

Xianhua Village is actually very big, bigger than anyone imagined.

At the beginning, it was planned to give all the NPCs in Xianhua Village a level 20, including Goudan, so he can directly eat Jidan.

One seventh-rank Foundation Establishment Pill, 30.00% probability, two fifth-rank Foundation Establishment Pills, 50.00% probability.For players, eating the Foundation Establishment Pill only needs to see whether it can be successful, no one will care about how the Foundation Establishment Pill works and changes their stats.

Goudan once secretly inquired about how to use Jidan. It is not unusual for him to do anything in Xianhua Village. Players don't care where he appears.When he ate the first Foundation Establishment Pill, he recalled what Xiaochun said in his mind, and fear gripped his heart for an instant.It's still too late to look back now, as long as the Jidan is returned instantly when that player goes online...

Goudan squeezed Zhujidan, closed his eyes and stuffed it into his mouth.Zhu Ji Dan melted in his mouth, and quickly turned into a ball of fire in his body, burning him so painfully.After a while, Goudan opened his eyes, sweating profusely.

The seventh-rank Foundation Establishment Pill failed, Goudan shook his head regretfully, and swallowed the fifth-rank Foundation Establishment Pill. He only had three chances, and each one was very precious.

After a long while, a brilliance slowly emerged in Goudan's mind. He opened his eyes, and the light appeared in his eyes for a while, and then they returned to their previous appearance.

But Goudan could clearly feel that his body was different from before, his muscles and bones became more relaxed, his sight became clearer, and the distant bird's call clearly reached his ears.

His luck was better than the average player, and he succeeded with three Foundation Establishment Pills.

Goudan couldn't help jumping up, he suppressed his desire to scream, and then looked towards Peach Blossom Cliff.

It was six o'clock in the morning, and very few players were online.

Jiang Sheng just sent a player to jump off the cliff. This player was more powerful, he didn't fall directly to death, only half blood.It seems that those strategy posts on the forum are still useful, and later players will learn from the experience of their predecessors, and it will be easier to get started.

After a while, the player flew up from the cliff, moved freely in the air, kept pulling up, overlooking the simple and elegant Xianhua Village, wheat fields, streams, waterwheels at the entrance of the village, and lush forests , dotted with wildflowers... it's all amazing.

Relying on its own flying feels completely different from those flying machines. Because of this moment of happiness, the player has decided to give "Xianyuan" a full score later... He slowly landed and saw another NPC in front of Jiang Sheng.

Isn't that the dog egg in the village? Is there another task?The player thought to himself, walked over to talk to Goudan, Goudan ignored him.

It seems that it is a mission that has nothing to do with me. Others cannot trigger a single plot, and other players cannot pick up special mission items. These are the default rules in online games.The player didn't take this matter to heart, he tried to fly again, and then flew back to the village to continue the task.

Players are always on the way to do missions and accept missions, as long as there are rewards, any mission can be accepted.

After the player left, Jiang Sheng took a look at Goudan and said, "The foundation building period... what did you do?"

He was also very surprised that Goudan appeared here, but it was impossible for Goudan to come to Peach Blossom Cliff to see the scenery.

"I want to ask you for a favor." Goudan's eyes hesitated. Although he tried his best to make himself seem natural, he still couldn't help showing timidity in the face of Jiang Sheng, but Goudan held on with an angry and unwilling air. He straightened his legs and back, and said, "Please, I want to learn to fly with Yujian."

Jiang Sheng looked at him and asked, "How did you become the Foundation Establishment Stage?"

"...Using Jidan, I succeeded three times. I still have some talent." Goudan forced a smile. Facing Jiang Sheng, he suddenly felt a terrible pressure.

"No, you have no talent, and the data on your body are all ordinary values." Jiang Sheng said bluntly: "No matter how tortuous the process is and how difficult it is, players will definitely get what they want in the end. This is the game. But you are different. .”

Goudan smiled wryly: "I'm not the protagonist in the game, so I can't help it."

Jiang Sheng asked: "Why do you want to learn this?"

Gritting his teeth, Goudan said, "I want to leave Xianhua Village."

"In Xianhua Village, I'm just a bitch. No matter what I do, they can't see me. I don't want to go on like this. I can't bear it any longer, even for one more minute."

Jiang Sheng: "This is not the plan of the above, you may be wiped out because of this."

"I know." Goudan said, "But what's the difference between being alive now and being wiped out?"

Jiang Sheng fell silent, thinking to himself, this is a game, what is the difference between Xianhua Village or the whole continent, Goudan regards this place as a real world...

For a moment, he felt that Goudan's idea was ridiculous, and at the same time, he really felt the other party's unwillingness, and his emotions were real.

"If you know the consequences, I can teach you." Jiang Sheng said lightly: "But you have to know that you are different from the players, and you have no chance to start again. If you die, the one that refreshes may still be a dog egg. But not you."

Goudan's eyes suddenly lit up.

Jiang Sheng taught him how to fly with a sword. A few days later, during the system maintenance time, Goudan jumped off the Peach Blossom Cliff, trying to keep calm and control himself with spiritual energy.When he flew up from the bottom of the cliff, he couldn't help but smile as he saw the distant scenes constantly coming into his eyes.

He felt free.

Jiang Sheng quietly put away a white paper bird, the dog egg landed on the edge of the cliff, and saluted nondescriptly.

"Thank you Master."

"I'm not your master. With these letters of recommendation, after you leave Xianhua Village, you can learn some skills from your master."

Jiang Sheng gave him several letters of recommendation, and Goudan's heart felt hot, so he accepted the letters and said to Jiang Sheng: "Senior Jiang Sheng, please give me a name."

Jiang Sheng pondered for a moment, then said, "Fuyao."

Goudan laughed, rushed up to hug Jiang Sheng, and then left neatly.

Jiang Sheng watched Goudan leave, and after a while, soft footsteps came, and Xiaochun whispered: "Do you just let him go like this?"

"You didn't stop me either, did you?" Jiang Sheng asked.

Xiaochun: "I feel it's wrong to do this...but I have expectations for him in my heart."

"What will happen in the future, none of us know." Jiang Sheng said: "Maybe one day, after he wakes up, he will still be in Xianhua Village, with the name Goudan on his head, still doing housework and stealing chickens and dogs." He will not even know that he has left Xianhua Village."